God of War - Sony reveal new trailer and release period for PS4 exclusive

God of War - Sony reveal new trailer & release news for PS4 exclusive

A Portuguese retailer has also reportedly posted the same date for the God of War launch, adding more evidence to the idea of a March 22 launch being true.

God of War will move away from Ancient Greece and into Norse mythology when the new game launches exclusively on PS4.

But according to God of War developer Sony Santa Monica, the studio was torn about where to set the new game.

Creative director Cory Barlog said that half the team wanted to pit Kratos against the pharaohs by sending him to Ancient Egypt.

"Egyptian mythology was the other one and half the team was way into that," Barlog revealed.

"All of them had great reasons. I think, for me, as I looked at both of those, Egyptian mythology is about the pharaohs as embodiments of the gods on earth and there's a lot more about civilisation – it's less isolated, less barren.

"I think at this time, we really wanted to focus on Kratos. Having too much around distracts from that central theme of a stranger in a strange land."